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Scorekeeper Guidelines, Tips and Responsibilities Redmond West Little League Scorekeeper Guidelines for AAA, Coast and Majors Baseball and Softball This scorekeeping manual is intended as a guide to assist scorekeepers in scoring RWLL games. The umpires are responsible for knowing and calling the rules of the game. Redmond West Little League local rules, SB Interlock rules and umpire rulings shall prevail over any information in this document. For more information contact: John Ring 425-275-3891 (cell) RWLL Head Scorekeeper [email protected] Or you may look for other information or contacts on the RWLL website at www.redwestll.org Contents Scorekeeper Responsibilities & Guidelines ...................................................................................... 1 Scorekeeper Role ......................................................................................................................... 1 General preparations and tips ...................................................................................................... 2 Primary Responsibilities of the Scorekeeper ................................................................................ 3 Scoring the Game ............................................................................................................................ 5 Record Start Time ........................................................................................................................ 5 Recording Each Batter ................................................................................................................. 5 Recording Plays ........................................................................................................................... 6 End of Each Inning ....................................................................................................................... 8 Pitch Count Rules ......................................................................................................................... 9 Player Substitutions .................................................................................................................... 10 After the game ............................................................................................................................ 10 Protesting a game ...................................................................................................................... 11 Extra supplies ................................................................................................................................ 11 Additional Information, Terms and Definitions ................................................................................ 12 AA only ....................................................................................................................................... 12 More Advanced scoring terms and definitions ............................................................................ 12 Score sheet Notations ................................................................................................................ 14 Scorekeeper Responsibilities & Guidelines Scorekeeper Role Scorekeepers are under the supervision of the Head Scorekeeper and the President. The Head Scorekeeper provides training and instruction for proper scorekeeping in each division. Scorekeepers are responsible for making sure score sheets and Game Reports (or lineups and Game Reports for GameChanger users) are submitted to the Head Scorekeeper as directed. Managers are responsible for reporting game scores and pitching reports on the web site. Scorekeepers must report to the Head Scorekeeper, the President or the VP of the appropriate division any players who did not fulfill minimum playing time requirements in a game. 1 General preparations and tips Plan on arriving at the field 30 minutes prior to game time. • Scorekeeping supplies are located in each score booth and extras in Hartman 1. • IMPORTANT: If you are the HOME TEAM, you are the “official scorekeeper” for the game. Both paper and/or electronic (Game Changer app) scorekeeping are allowed for softball (depending on what the Manager prefers) and exclusively GameChanger for baseball. A Game Report must be filled out regardless of how the score is kept. This is used so that managers can sign off on a sheet that includes final score and pitch counts. If the score will be kept on paper (typically for softball), the “official score sheet” will be turned in at the end of the game. Some managers may ask another volunteer to keep a score sheet just for team records. (Not required if you score using GameChanger. Both teams managers will have access to this information on-line). When using GameChanger, please staple the Manager/team lineups (with any batting or substitution changes included on the lineup), and include in the proper division (AAA, Coast, Majors) binder located in the Hartman 1 booth. The Game Report and lineups are considered the official record. • If you are the visiting team, you are responsible to run the score board. It would be helpful to sit in the score booth with the head scorekeeper to help as needed to document plays, identify players (and field positions) before each inning and back up the main scorekeeper with pitch counts. **In Interlock play, the Home team generally does both the official score sheet or GameChanger AND runs the scoreboard, since we are playing on our fields with our equipment.** • Remember to bring a watch/cell phone to record start and stop times – the scorekeeper is the “official timekeeper”. (You can coordinate with the plate umpire on start time) Note: GameChanger has a features that allows you to run a game clock. • Remember that score booths may be locked when you arrive. Please ask the Head Scorekeeper ([email protected]) for the passcode for Hartman 1, 5 and 6 (same code) or for Hartman 3, if you do not have it. 2 • You will find the scoreboard controls in each of the score booths. The controls should be used in the score booth (unless you are on H5 or H6 playing at night and need light). Check that your controller has sufficient battery power and replace if needed. Extra batteries can be found in the large black cabinet in Hartman 1. • Get a completed line up from both team managers. All Managers must provide the scorekeeper with a lineup 15 minutes prior to the start of the game—per RWLL Local Rules. This line up must include: o Team name o Date of last game o All players’ names (first and last) o Jersey numbers o Player’s Little League age—if the coach doesn’t have it ask a parent. o Batting order o Defensive field positions for all innings (1st base, left field, pitcher, etc.) o Pitchers and pitching eligibility (including last date pitched with # innings and # pitches thrown) o Ineligible players (all players must be accounted for) • (For Paper) Fill out BOTH sides of the score sheet BEFORE the game starts.(For GameChanger this information is prefilled (please confirm lineup), except interleague games) o Name of visiting team o Name of home team o Completed batting line up with name, number, and field position o List ineligible players by number, name and reason o Mark the level you are scoring (AAA, Coast, Majors) o Identify date of game, scheduled start time and field number o List starting pitchers o Ask and record the names of field and home plate umpires (add note in GC) o Record the name(s) of the scorekeepers (add note in GC) Primary Responsibilities of the Scorekeeper • The scorekeeper is the official timekeeper for the game. 3 • During a game, the primary responsibility of the scorekeeper is to keep a written score sheet or Game Changer that tracks: o Balls and strikes of each batter o How each batter gets on base o Runs and outs for each team o Identify “RBI” – runs batted in” (Game Changer does this automatically, and not a requirement for AAA or Coast, if using a paper score sheet) o Trips to the mound by the coach (TTM), which can be noted on the Game Report for GameChanger users o Innings pitched by individual pitchers o “Pitch Count”- total number of pitches thrown by individual pitchers o “FPLB” (First Pitch to Last Batter) – number of pitches to determine rest days for pitchers. *NOTE: Softball scorekeepers do not need to track pitch counts of FPLB 4 Scoring the Game Record Start Time Remember to record the exact time the game starts (umpire declares “Play Ball” or indicates the start of game to you) on the score sheet or on the Game Report. GameChanger Time Limits: No new inning may start after 2 hours and the game must be stopped at 2 hours and 15 minutes except as noted below. The scorekeeper shall record the official start time of the current game, and may notify the plate umpire at the precise moment that time limits are reached if requested by the plate umpire. A new inning begins at the moment the third out is made on the home team. Coast/Majors Baseball: Time limits shall not apply when there is no following game. Exception: On fields with lights, time limits shall apply even when there is no following game if the game is played on a weeknight (Sun-Thurs) and the scheduled starting time of the game is after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday/Thursday games scheduled for 5pm on Hartman #5 or Harman #6 will be played as follows: No new inning may begin after 7:00pm, and hard stop at 7:10pm. At 7:15pm the teams must immediately leave the fields. The Adaptive Recreational Program has priority on the fields and has agreed to start at 7:15pm so we can play an early game. AAA Baseball: No new inning will start
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